first of all - good luck to you all in 2008, thanks for this site (which had already costed me €180 on the carb set and Wilbers forks set )!

I'm considering where to go in 2008; I've seen nearly all of the Alps so Pyrenees are in question. Do you have any motorcycling-related info about this location? That would not be a nice surprise to find all the roads gravel-surfaced or something like that

And for the weather - how does the Bulldog behave in very warm air? Could happen that I take it farhter to Spain, where the temps could easily go above 37° in shade. For myself I will buy a klapp-helmet, but what about the Dog?

Well, I'back from Pyrenees. Satisfied, and more than that - I never imagined there could be such a wonderful place to take a biking tour!

Concerning technics, I have done some 5.800 kms - 4000 on highways (130kmh) and the rest on French/Spanish roads, fully loaded with my girlfriend, 3 cases and a tankbag.
- down there, even at highway speed I could notice the oil temperature was around 100˚C. That could be the only reason why my Dog has consumed 0,75L of engine oil.
- I put on the Dunlop Roadsmart tires before leaving and I have to praise the 2-compound tire on such journey; doing such distance on highway always results in a "flat" shaped rear tire; this does NOT apply to 2-compounds, that means the handling was not affected when we reached the curvy roads.

The roads there are incredible: we haven't experienced any poor-quality road, except for 1 pass which was in reconstruction. Low traffic & high fun factor guaranteed!

Weather was just OK; the mountains are a kind of barrier, which keeps the clouds on French side. Spain was always with blue-sky. Even in Andorra, which is 2400m hign, the temp was 26˚C.

So even though I am a great fan of the Alps, I must admit: the Pyrenees are better. Not so high, not so majestic, but not so crowded and the weather is much more stable. Next time I plan a 1-week biking tour, I definitely take a trailer with Bulldog and I go by car there (the highway part is absolutely boring for me).

Yes, actually I have been waiting for it - when someone organizes a BT-meeting where a curvy road leads so far it always have been 700kms on German autobahn, which might be quite fun on a full-fairing-230kmh-no-problem motorcycle... but definitely not on a naked Dog (not for me...).
For Alps, I definely will sign in!

I have finished the travel report (it's taking longer with me getting older...):www.motoborgo.net/pyreneje.htm
It's all in Czech, but the image gallery should be accessible (note for IE7 users - it's not working properly; try other browser if you can).